Omaha daily bee., 1887-06-11
ANOTHER ROSSER ASSAULT.
He Makes a Second Invasion Against
Sheridan With His NJ outh.
GIFTED WITH PLENTY OF CAB.
A Reduction OF Two Per Cent Shown
BY the June Report of the De-
partment OF Agriculture
National News.
A Warfare of Wind.

indscreet and dsloyal letter about Sheridan,
he is still of the same opinion. In an inter-
view in New York last night he said: 81
have had to take it pretty heavy from many
sources, and yet i do not regret that letter
which was written from sense of duty, not
to reopen war issues, which / am the last
man to desire reopened, but to prevent what
l and hundreds of others believe would be
indecency. The origin of the letter is this:
l was very busy with my own AFFAIRS when
l received letter from q lady living
in the valley notifying me that
Sheridan was coming down there
to camp out, parade himself. and
survey his old battle ground She was very
indignant at the idea of second invasion
BY man who had desolated the valley. She
declared 1t was an insult to the women
of the valley when this most brutal
triumphs, and she asked is there not man
hood enough left in the valley for single
protest to be raised against it% Agreeing
with the lady wrote the letter, not againsta a
laged and destroyed the homes OF defense
less women and children. Why, suppose
Jubal Early, who fired Chambersburg, were
TO Wod ys that hs Sty aay 90 think he
would rise up en- masse against him
and you and 1 would say 1t was indecent
OF MIN. Still more so is it for Sheridan to
visit the Shenandoah. tell you, sir, that
Is over, and l am glad to-day it ended as it
did. The south is richer to-day than it was
before the war: believe in union. would
could. l am thoroughly reconstructed. l
have many dear friends among union SOL
ders. But Sheridan waged barbarous war
fare in the valley of the Shenandoah, and
ing among us. Sheridan has tried to place the
responsibility of his deeds on General Grant
1t can't be done. General Grant simply or
dered t him to destroy crops in the valley.
and houses. Why, often when barn did
not contain dozen bushels of grain, and
when 1t was so close to the house that its de-
struction meant that Of the house, too, Sher-
mates, whose husbands and sons were at the
front fighting, were rendered homeless. This
was not honorable warfare. 1t was the war.
fare of the ancient Spaniards, OF savage In
dians."
A Crooked Telephone Concern.
WASHINGTON, June 10. - Especial Tele-
gram to the BEE.I- some days past
the executive departments have been
flooded with circulars setting forth
chance to make money afforded
by the stock Of the American Telephone
company, newly organized corporation
under the laws of Virginia. The company
claimed that it had secured grant from the
republic OF Venezuela by which the exclusive
right to operate telephones in that country
was conceded to it. In glowing terms the
possibilities of a telephone in South Amer
lea were set forth and promises Of fortunes
to those who bought the stock were assured.
Department clerks, who usually have all they
can do to live within their incomes without
sQuandering any portion of their earnings
in wildcat stock SpeCulatiOns, invested in it.
The stock Is offered at the low rate of 10 cents
on the dollar, and it is said that sales amount
ing to 81, 600, 600 have been made. The con-
Germ is capitalized at 600 and shares
ares are sold , over the counter at the price adver-
was sound there would be nothing wrong in
all this, but unfortunately, it turns
out that the concession from the republic
has f% Sot yst wa'A besn %Hfe S
secured. The papers are promised on the
next steamer and the formal consent of the
authorities will probably be published in the
brought it into discredit, is the fact that
among the names of the incOrperators is one
that is familiar to the officers of more than
dore W: Tyrer. This man is the head and
front of the whole concern, aud although
Congressman Butterworth, of Ohio, is down
as president, Tyrer is the organizer, vice
IS due the measure Of success in floating the
stock which has thus far been secured.
Somehow or other suspicion was aroused
yesterday that there was something not
altogether right about Tyrer and an inyesti
cation into his reputation and antecedents
was undertaken. A rumor was started that
he had been convicted OF forgery in two
different states ana kilograms were sent to
Mimi, and to the county clerk Of Erie
county. New York. The former replied as
SALTWATER, Minn.-Theodore Tyrer was
discharged May Is. 1886. (Signed) II j.
StOrdock, warden penitentiary." The
county clerk of Erie county, New York, tele:.
guilty to forgery April 10, 1873, and April IL
was sentenced to Auburn for five years.
Five other indictments were nOlle pressed
the same day. (Signed) 9. a. Orr, county
complete Identification Of the Theodore W.
Tyrer, of the American Telephone company,
as the TheOdore-wlthout the .W.-fyrer
OF Auburn and saltwater. 1t was learned
further that he was one of the organizers of
several other telephone companies which
have had an existence on paper during the
past two years. He was connected with one
of these companies some time ago as plain
Theodore Tyrer, when an item appeared in
the daily papers here to the effect That q
great deal of excitement had been created in
Minnesota by the publication of story to the
eHtct tHat tne pTeSlueuL Is salu 10 nave ap-
pointed one Theodore Tyrer to an important
place under the government Tyrer served a
term in the Saltwater penitentiary for for
gery."'. Immediately after the publication of
this item the initial ''W." appeared in the
name of the Tyrer doing business here, and
soon after his associates, becoming convinced
that all was not right, frOze him out of the
presidency of the company. Next he turned
up as president of the. North Washington
real estate company. Again his associates
learned OF his prison record and he was once
more deserted. The fact that the name of
Congressman Butterworth appears in con-
nection with this new venture of the en-
terprising ex-Butfalonian has been sufii-
cient to give great weight in
Washington, as we'll as in Ohio,
and it is said that the stock has found many
buyers where the name of Major Butter
worth is best known. That gentleman is
absent from the city at present, but no one
believes he is aware of the character Of the
man with whom he has allowed his name to
be associated. 1t Is certain, however, that
there is something very queer In the COM
pany, as one of the largest stockholders said
to-day that dividend would be declared
within the next eight months, when per
cent would be paid TO those holding certiti.
ratpa n stock Ha ask how ~ NVnulI